British comedy drama in which charismatic antiques dealer Gerry Otley (Tom Courtenay) ends up in a case of mistaken identity as he is separately accused of murder, being a spy and working as a double agent. Becoming wrapped up in all manner of calamities, Otley finds himself in a romantic affair with alluring foreign agent Imogen (Romy Schneider) while trying to navigate his way back to normal life.